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Tuesday, July 04, 2006

L pod

Oceansun / L25

Today’s noon trip on the Ocean Magic II brought us north of Henry Island were we found L pod in a resting line. Whales rest by shutting down activity in one half of their brains so they can still use the other half to voluntarily respire. Oceansun / L25 a 78 year old female seemed to wake before the others as she spy hopped twice nearby and traveled south for a bit, perhaps in pursuit of prey, before heading back to the resting group.

Luna / L98 / Tsux'iit

Southern Residents

About Me

Rachael Griffin is a researcher and photographer located in Victoria, BC. Born in Bristol, she graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Major in Marine Biology. She specialized in whale research, bioacoustics, computer science, and fine art photography. Her experience includes researching Tursiops signature whistles in Baja Mexico, recording responses of a solitary Pesudorca to recognized sounds, revealing Offshore killer whale ecotype calls, determined the vocal repertoire of Luna / L98 / Tsuxiit.